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A good measure of a truly great business is that it outperforms the broader market over the long haul. This is because over the long term total returns tend to be more closely aligned with

Dividend stocks can be smart investments. They've historically produced market-beating total returns:

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No doubt about it: Nvidia owned the first half of 2023. Shares skyrocketed higher by 190%, making it the top-performing stock in the Nasdaq 100.

Yet, as we head into the back half of the year, there

Both companies are in the ride-hailing business, but Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) are different in one important way: Uber is eight times bigger than Lyft, as measured by

Investors have gotten increasingly bullish on the U.S. economy in 2023. Inflation is coming down, manufacturing investment is booming, and people are spending gobs of money traveling domestically

Building wealth is as simple as buying enough quality companies and owning them for the long run. That's because businesses become more valuable as they increase revenue and profits.

During the past

Rising interest rates and a shift toward remote work have participants cautious about the outlook in the commercial real estate industry in the coming quarters. Earlier this year, CBRE Group, the

If size were a guarantee of performance, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) would be one of the best healthcare stocks to buy, being one of the largest by market cap in the sector. But things aren't that

It has been a great year so far for technology stocks. The Nasdaq Composite is up about 31% year to date, after falling about that much in 2022. Fintechs have been a big part of that growth story

Why has 3M (NYSE: MMM) been a market laggard for over a decade? The answer is clear when you look at the operating trends, which Travis Hoium digs into in this video.

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Short squeezes were a sensation a couple of years ago. Beaten-down stocks with overwhelming short-selling became lottery tickets that exploded for massive investment returns in a matter of days

The memory chip markets are still in a severe downturn. Samsung, a major memory chip manufacturer, expects its operating profit to plunge by 96% year over year in the second quarter. Weak demand for

The market is off to a red-hot start this year, up more than 15% as we enter the second half of 2023, and investors from retail to institutional have done well, including some of the richest people

ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is jumping into the NACS game as electric vehicles (EVs) adopt the charging standard, but is that a sign of weakness or strength? Travis Hoium covers that and some other red

SentinelOne (NYSE: S) and Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) both aim to disrupt older industries by using innovative technologies. SentinelOne is a cybersecurity company that automates the entire threat response

Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) has become one of the most important companies in the world, producing computer chips for Apple, NVIDIA, and even Intel. In this video, Travis Hoium covers the

A tiny energy company called Vitesse Energy (NYSE: VTS) turned up in the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio recently. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) shares are up 75.9% through the first six months of this year, according to numbers provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock was able to overcome a

Holding shares of growing companies over many years is the most reliable way to build lasting wealth in the stock market. But if you can identify just one great company while it's still small, you

The monthly benefit you're entitled to from Social Security is based on your lifetime wages -- specifically, the amount of money you earn during your 35 most profitable years in the workforce. But

Even though Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) is down nearly 92% from an all-time high in October 2021, investors are still holding out hope that this popular meme coin will have one more explosive rally.

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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses why everyone is jumping on the Carnival Cruise (NYSE: CCL) bandwagon right now.

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If you're feeling stuck between supporting your children and caring for your aging family members, you're not alone. A 2022 report from the Pew Research Center found that more than half of all

Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) climbed 11.5% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. This rise takes the streaming giant's shares up 49.3% year to date.

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In a market where a series of robust days followed by days in the red have become the norm, it can be tempting to question your investing thesis, or even to throw in the towel. Don't get me wrong --